Category: Book reviews
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Beyond My Reach…
Fun fact: the span of your outstretched arms is approximately equal to your height. It’s a beautiful fact of Devine design, as illustrated by DaVinci in his Vitruvian Man. Your reach far exceeds your span. “We think in secret and it comes to pass – Our world is but our looking glass.” James Allen, 1864 –…
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Communication Bugaboos…
It is an all too common story, a rift grows between siblings, often after the death of a parent. When it happened in my own family more than 30 years ago, I was shocked. But we were all grieving. Years passed and the space between communications grew and so did the chasm between loved ones.…
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A Friday Book Scan…
Here is a Friday book scan (as compared to a full review) of “Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives,” by Wayne Muller. This beautiful book, filled with poetic prose, stories and poems, reminds us that Sabbath is a commandment, not a suggestion. Our ego-driven and prideful selves believe we are beyond…
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Book Review: “On a Night Like This,” by Ellen Sussman
This first Friday of December, I offer a book review; something I plan to do on occasion here on these “Wondering” pages. I had the pleasure to meet and learn from Ellen Sussman at the recent Kauai Writers Conference and I am happy to offer these few words about one of her novels. Writers are…
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